MiFID II: ESMA Updates On Commodity Derivatives
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding commodity derivatives under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID...
View ArticleHong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission And China Securities Regulatory...
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently held the fifth regular high-level meeting on enforcement cooperation since the establishment...
View ArticleESMA Consults On Draft RTS For Prospectuses
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today launches a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129). read...
View ArticleBank Of Russia Accredits NSD's Valuation Center
After considering a request to assess the quality of NSD's Valuation Center’s performance when determining the value of ruble-denominated bonds, the Bank of Russia, guided by the criteria specified in...
View ArticleDOJ Alleges Bitcoin Involved in Attempted ISIS Funding
Prosecutors have accused a New York woman of using credit cards to purchase bitcoin and then launder those funds to send money to ISIS.
View ArticleAs Wall Street Bids Up Bitcoin, Tactics Change for ICOs
Facing new regulation and a run-up in crypto prices, the ICO market is feeling the squeeze of maturity.
View ArticleMimblewimble's Small Step: Grin Raises Funds for New Development
Bitcoin startup BlockCypher is among those backing development for a new alternative blockchain that aims to break cryptographic ground.
View Article2018: The Year We Make Cont(r)act
2017 may have been a historic year in blockchain, but Banca IMI's Massimo Morini argues the seeds for this revolution were sown in 2016.
View ArticleSurvey: Most Bitcoin Investors Expect Even Fatter Returns in 2018
According to the survey by LendEDU, almost three-quarters of bitcoin investors in the U.S. plan to increase the size of their holdings next year.
View ArticleUS Government to Sell Off $10 Million in Seized Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
U.S. prosecutors in the state of Utah are moving to sell millions of dollars-worth of cryptocurrencies seized in an opioid drug case.
View ArticleUK's FCA Chief Warns Bitcoin Investors: Be Prepared to Lose Your Money
The head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority has warned that people stand to lose their funds if they invest in bitcoin.
View ArticleMore to Come? Bitcoin Sets Record High Near $18k
Having successfully defended $16,000 earlier this week, bitcoin regained bid tone today and clocked a fresh record high above $17,800.
View ArticleEthereum Browser Bug Could Put User Funds At Risk
Using ethereum browser Mist may put cryptocurrency private keys at risk, according to an Ethereum Foundation blog post.
View ArticleCrypto Collectables? Ethereum's Next Killer App Is on Its Way
The rise of CryptoKitties has called attention to ERC-721, an ethereum technical standard that could start a blockchain-based collectibles rush.
View ArticleCorporate Blockchain Brain Drain Is About More Than Money
The next-generation of financial technologists will want more from corporations and businesses, argues ex-CME digitization lead Sandra Ro.
View ArticleCFTC Adds 21 Names to Its List of Foreign Entities that Illegally Solicit...
As part of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissionâs (CFTC) ongoing efforts to help protect Americans from fraud, the CFTC added 21 new names to the Registration Deficient List (RED List).
View ArticleCFTC Adds 21 Names To Its List Of Foreign Entities That Illegally Solicit...
As part of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to help protect Americans from fraud, today the CFTC added 21 new names to the Registration Deficient List (RED List). These...
View ArticleDiversification by Omission
Can investors build a better portfolio by combining asset classes that have low correlations? It is possible, explains Ken French, but not in the way that most investors attempt it. Some think they can...
View ArticleHow Can Retirees Determine a Sustainable Withdrawal Rate?
Ken French says the simplest answer is found in the rate offered on a long-term Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS). You can go beyond the TIPS rate if you don't plan to live forever. Retirees...
View ArticleHomemade Dividends
Should retirees limit their spending to the interest and dividends they receive? Ken French says investors should be indifferent to how they raise cash, whether through dividends and interest, or...
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